Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-01
A LUCKY ESCAPE.

\ decided ripple 90 sensation was caused ON
the street Monday morning by the announcement
that Mr.. Crushy's high pu.s,iir,- boirr in llarnu-
ny block. which drove the machinery ia that
iuildmg, had b,.'n discovered - L.. n a danger
oI> condition Il -s-cm- that the huil,.r hn~ l.-.n
inspected thi'. tines within year. or since. llr
Church hoilrr blew up, the last inspection ha,
INK he-n made by Hartford professional SUP
ls-s-d tp L.. an expert, pul, a month az. TIN.
Inspector then sail that ori, oi the tut- was leak
ing llttir and would soon need u.pla.1ng hut
uthrrN l~' TIA" bpilrr WAS all right IN. l-,lkag,.
gradually growing wur-r the boiler Was ptupti,.,i
and allowed Ia Good of over Sunday, and Mouda,
muiulnR II Was "IShrt tor the purpose 1T putting
IN the u-W hu,' lat il Was then found that In.
trouble Was mot Ntt the Hue but with thu head cor
end plate OF thr uirr opposite The furnace end
Two or thrr'' cracks several holts ~ lt.nlrh Were.
discovered Their among thr hurs aud it waS
through tlrss. that the steam had l-+.n escaping
Mr. tr,iy hat left at 1890 Tor Schenectady ui "a
mSiurss trip, Int h. was recalled from BELOW :
Falls by n telegram, and Wii-n he reached lunit.
promptly decided Ia discard the old b,-r and In,
a new one Nj. l.. r. Adams at uncr' left ON In.
rrr''ud aud has bought first class new steel toll
~ Ut 20 hors'. power, Alien make. as Worcester.
Mas The old blil'T was of - hul>- power and
only II years obi Il Was uf ritkin make the
same AS Mr.. thuIrlIs which ,Nplud-,l n year asu
a fact which beads tu the ,uucllision that thar III.
may have hurst ls.,guISt. If Il CRACKED or burn
ed-out head plate. Careful examination 1T til,
Crosby hoil"r shows that a thick deposit of s.,d
life Ia lr burned out Of the iron.
The people ~ Crosby and Harmony blocks ana
their vicinity feel rs II they had had special de
lNeran.t aud MIR Crosby feels lively s.nse of ~
lief and satisfaction lHcauS,' the mischief was I'm
covered before disaster happened The bOilrl
was headed for Is. \. Clark's sturr, lmt II an eN
pusion had taken place its force wuuld have lBet-I
expended In throwing the BOILER or the fir,,-bO,
over the stables IN the rear Of Harmony building
unless the head plate had grown To liz 81 weak a,
tu simply open and let the steam AMI hot Wutt.
uut. but In any case the building must hav,
lEs'n more or .sss wrecked, and. with the hrtN,
machinery which IL contains, serious loss of lif
must have been caused among the ~ on ~ p,.nli
| employed there.
| Annoying delay and Inconvenience. Is cansrd e
/ the tenants of the building. including Leonard
/ job printing Office, the Household presses, Whit
/ neys organ reed shop, Randall's nianufactory q
knitting machine needles. and Ortuus job shOU
/ whitney 4 Son have set up u sluall portable Ell
CINE and boiler, formerly used In The Phoenix OF
/ flee, to run their machinery temporarily.
one Of MIR, Crosby's how pressure boilers use
for heating Ibis buildings, Is 3lsn laid up for r,
I pairs this week.
The new boiler has arrived this afternoon an
/ Mr. Crosby hopes 20 have il SIT and ready tn ms
/ 10y Monday ar Tuesday next.